HHLA Continues Electrification Of The World’s Only Climate-Neutral Container Handling Facility

By MI News Network|In: Shipping News|Last Updated on January 6, 2021

In December, the last battery-powered AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle) was supplied for this year to HHLA Container Terminal Altenwerder (CTA). HHLA is therefore proceeding the electrification of the globe’s only climate-neutral container managing center.

In 2020, an overall of 16 brand-new AGVs with lithium-ion battery drive started running at CTA. With the shipment of the last lorry in December, the variety of eco-friendly automobiles currently completes over 60 devices.

This indicates that two-thirds of the AGV fleet in operation is currently energized. By completion of 2022, every one of the virtually 100 driverless container carriers are to be transformed to the fast-charging battery drive. At CTA, the automobiles take control of the automated transportation in between container gantry cranes and also the storage space location.

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In enhancement to the 16 brand-new battery AGVs, 6 even more power billing terminals were additionally taken into procedure in 2020. This brings the variety of billing terminals at CTA to 13, with 5 even more to be included following year. With the development of the climate-friendly power supply, HHLA is making sure the procedure of its expanding battery-powered AGV fleet at CTA. The automobiles individually drive to the billing terminals as required and also charge their batteries with environment-friendly electrical energy.

The conversion of the AGV fleet at CTA, sustained by Hamburg’s Ministry for Environment, Climate, Energy and also Agriculture with assistance from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as component of the “Energiewende in Unternehmen” aid program, is a vital part of HHLA’s sustainability method. The objective is to cut in half CARBON DIOXIDE exhausts by 2030 and also attain environment nonpartisanship throughout the Group by 2040.

Reference: hhla.de